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Written Answers — School Management: School Management (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The transitional agreement 2005 for the implementation of the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 in the educational sector applies to persons falling within the remit of the Teachers Conciliation Council and the Institutes of Technology Industrial Relations Forum. Under the Education Act 1998, the boards of management of a school are responsible for the appointment of teachers...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 439 together. As I indicated in my statement on the publication of the Estimates for 2006, extra funding is being made available to the primary school management bodies. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the funding being provided for Educate Together is being increased to €120,000. In addition, a grant of €10,000 payable in two instalments of...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The position is that the revised primary school curriculum, which was introduced in 1999, does not include a curriculum for religious education. In drawing up the primary school curriculum, it was acknowledged that the curriculum for RE is the responsibility of the different religious authorities, which have traditionally designed curricula, arranged and funded associated in-service...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, officials in the school planning section of my Department are currently carrying out a review of primary and post-primary school provision in the Enniscorthy area. This review is expected to be completed in the new year.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441 and 442 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the information regarding the number of special education teachers appointed to each school throughout County Wexford is not readily available within my Department. I can confirm, however, that at primary level there are now approximately 5,000 teachers in our primary schools working directly with children...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is examining educational provision at primary level in the Gorey area. Factors under consideration include demographic trends, current and projected enrolments, recent and planned housing developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet the demand for places. When this examination has been completed, my Department will bring forward plans...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for funding under the summer works scheme 2006. All applications under this scheme are being examined in the school planning section of my Department. The list of succesful applicants will be published when the assessment process is completed.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department does not have the authority to use compulsory purchase orders in relation to matters arising from site acquisitions. However, sites acquired by my Department are subject to legal examination in order to ensure that there are no title issues which could affect the development of an educational facility on the site.

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: All schools in County Wexford have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS or through the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments, SCPA, full details of which are available on my Department's website. In addition, NEPS provides a service for every school in County Wexford in the event of a critical incident...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Appointments of the kind indicated are a matter for the vocational education committee, as the employer. My Department prescribes qualifications for appointment, but does not sanction individual appointments. The details requested of the previous experience of the successful applicant are not on record in my Department, but the VEC in question has confirmed that the appointment is fully in...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application under the summer works scheme 2006. All applications under the summer works scheme are being examined in the school planning section of my Department. The list of successful applicants will be published when the assessment process is completed.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: There are currently four staff working in the private office and four staff in the constituency office of the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera, with details as follows. The private office has one private secretary at higher executive officer level one executive officer and two clerical officers. The constituency office has one personal secretary at secretarial assistant level, one staff...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: In September 2004, the OECD published a review of higher education in Ireland. The review recommends that the differentiation of mission between the university and institute of technology sectors be maintained and, that for the foreseeable future, there should be no institutional transfers to the university sector. The Government has accepted the broad thrust of the OECD's recommendations as...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application to establish a new post-primary school in the area to which she refers. A consultation process with existing schools was recently completed. On the basis of the outcome of that process and an assessment of all other relevant factors, the school planning section hopes to be able to...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested. However, should the Deputy require information regarding a specific school, or schools, I would be happy to arrange to have that provided.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the school building and...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My Department makes a specific ex-quota allocation of teaching posts in respect of guidance to schools in the second level system. That allocation is based on the pupil enrolment in September of the preceding school year. As a result of my decision to allocate an additional 100 posts to guidance from September 2005, an enhanced guidance allocation provision was put in place for the 2005-06...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The application for perimeter fencing has been approved by my Department, and the school authorities have been informed.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The third level student support schemes, administered by the local authorities and vocational education committees on behalf of my Department, do not extend to postgraduate study outside the island. Any extension of the current arrangements to provide for students pursuing postgraduate courses outside the island could only be considered in the light of available resources and other competing...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has applied for additional accommodation. As part of the assessment of the application, in accordance with the prioritisation criteria an examination of the accommodation needs of all schools in the overall area is under way in my Department. The long-term needs of the school referred to will be addressed as part of that review, and contact will be made...